Nativity Parish Burke

How does one find Joy amidst anxiety? Fr. Bresnahan and Mary unpack this and the readings for the 3rd Sunday of Advent with special guest Lauren Nguyen and her 9-month-old daughter on the latest episode of The Nativity Podcast! Follow along with the readings here .

Joined by long-time parishioners, Wren & Marta Griffith, The Nativity Podcast presents the 2nd Sunday of Advent mini-series reflection! Follow along with the readings for the 2nd Sunday of Advent here . 

Back by popular demand is our Advent mini-series! Every Sunday this Advent Fr. Bresnahan and Mary will unpack the Sunday Mass readings with a special guest to help you enter deeper into this beautiful liturgical season. Our 1st Sunday of Advent reflection features Father Jonathan Smith, who served Nativity as a transitional Deacon back in 2020. Follow along with the Sunday readings here: https://b...

Listen to the powerful stories of this three-day exploratory mission trip with Father Bennett, Alison Fram, Rebecca Judge, and Ana Gonzalez. The purpose of this mission trip was to visit the El Colirio Clinic, which was built with funds raised by Nativity's Operation Starfish Ministry. Our missionaries spent their time in various villages and communities building relationships with the Honduran pe...

Nativity parishioners John & Cheryl Ostrowski share why they are personally devoted to Jesus Christ in Eucharistic adoration. Listen to their powerful testimonies and sign up for one hour of Eucharistic adoration during Nativity's 40 Hours Devotion from October 20-22, 2024. Learn more about this devotion and sign up for 30 minutes of prayer: https://nativityburke.org/40-hours-eucharistic-devot...

Steve & TusaRebecca Pannucci share how they participate in the life of our active Catholic parish with 2 small children, including being the chairs of the Nativity Fall Festival! Learn more about our Annual Fall Festival on September 28, 2024: https://nativityburke.org/fall-festival/ All are welcome!

Nativity's Special Religious Development (SPRED) is a Religious Education program in which children who are developmentally disabled come together for spiritual catechists in non-traditional instructional methods. Learn more about SPRED at Nativity: https://nativityburke.org/re/spred/Nativity now offers a monthly Sensory Mass for persons with sensory input challenges at the 1:00 pm Mass. This Mass...

9 Nativity parishioners share their in-the-moment thoughts and feelings about the excitement of gathering with over 50,000 Catholics in Indianapolis to revive our worship of Jesus Christ fully present in the Eucharist. This episode features 4 interviews from July 18-20, including a special segment from our friends at Food For The Poor!

Listen to the powerful story of perseverance and following God’s Will through loss and transition with Joe, Beatrice, and JJ Tiago!

Jim McDaniel offers Nativity Parish a highly anticipated update on the 12 Nativity Villages in Haiti as of April 2024. Jim has been the director of Nativity's Operation Starfish ministry for 26 years, and Alison has led several mission trips with young adults. Get the full backstory of our outreach to Haiti in Season 1 Episode 1 of The Nativity Podcast! Listen here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/...

Listen to the final episode of our Lenten mini series with special guests Erica & Luis Apaestegui! Erica & Luis share how their faith has influenced their marriage, Erica's introduction to Catholicism, and how they enter into Holy Week together. Check out this powerful episode today! 

"Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat..." You're probably familiar with this hymn, but what does the scripture actually mean? Listen as our guest, Matt Stockburger, helps us unpack the meaning of this week's Gospel (John 12:20 -33) and how we can apply this challenging lesson to our lives this Lent.

You may be familiar with John 3:16, but what about the rest of that passage? Hear how this famous scripture ties into the Lenten season in the 4th episode of our Lenten mini series!

Today we're joined by one of our beloved Nativity School teachers, Janet Basseglia! Janet helps us unpack the Sunday Gospel about the Cleansing of the Temple in this 3rd roundtable episode in our 2024 Lenten podcast series.

We're going to the mountain tops! In this 2nd Sunday of Lent Gospel reflection we welcome our newest Nativity staff member, Maria Ammirati.

Journey with us this Lent as we enter deeper into the liturgical season by inviting guests to have a roundtable discussion on the Gospel readings for each Sunday. This first episode features your hosts, Fr Bresnahan and Mary Castellano.

This special episode discusses how Nativity embodies the Pro-Life message in all areas of Catholic parish life, featuring the Chairs of our Pro-Life Committee, Rick & Linda Loffredo, and our guest co-host, Father Bennett! Local Pregnancy Resource Centers:https://helpforpregnantwomen.org/pregnancyresourcecentersNational March for Life: https://marchforlife.org/national-march-for-life/ Her Plan:...

Listen to our 4th & final reflection on Advent & Christmas, featuring our very own Sister Donatella!

Listen to this powerful reflection on the Gospel reading for the 3rd Sunday of Advent featuring our permanent deacon, Deacon Richard Kelly!

Joining us for the 2nd week of Advent is our new Parochial Vicar, Father Jonathan Bennett!

Fr Bresnahan and Mary are back with another Advent mini series! We reflect on the Suday Gospel reading with our guest, Anna Lisa Licud, the new Marriage Enrichment Ministry Coordinator at Nativity Catholic Church!

That Man Is You (TMIY) is a national men's ministry. Today we interview two leaders of the TMIY group here at Nativity, Tim Yeager and Bob Sands. They share about the transformative power of Catholic fraternity and how TMIY has personally helped them grow as men of faith.

On today's episode we interview Meg Hanrahan and Melinda Engelbrektsson, the founders of Stella Marina, a ministry that supports mothers in Haiti. Listen to Meg and Melinda's incredible dedication to this good work!

We’re back with season 3 of The Nativity Podcast! On this episode, we interview 3 leaders of No Hands But Yours, a Nativity ministry that serves food, clothing, and necessary supplies to our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

In this final episode of our Lenten mini series, Nativity's Pastor, Father Bob Cilinski, shares with us his insights on the power of Holy Week and the climax of Easter.